| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 65 |
| Chamber: | House of Representatives |
| Representative: | Reece Pyrtle |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Stoneville |
| Percent White: | 71 |
| Percent Black: | 19 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 6 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Remainder Of Multiracial: | 3 |
| Population: | 81,364 |
| Population Year: | 2020 |
North Carolina's 65th House district is one of 120 districts in the North Carolina House of Representatives. It has been represented by Republican Reece Pyrtle since 2021.[1]
Since 2023, the district has included all of Rockingham County. The district overlaps with the 26th Senate district.
| Representative | Party | Dates | Notes | Counties | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 1, 1985. | 1985–2003 Part of Wake County.[2] [3] | ||||||
| align=left | Aaron Fussell | Democratic | nowrap | January 1, 1985 – January 1, 1995 | Redistricted from the 21st district. | ||
| align=left | Rick Eddins | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 | Redistricted to the 40th district. | ||
| Nelson Cole | Democratic | January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 | Redistricted from the 25th district. Lost re-election. | 2003–2005 All of Caswell County. Part of Rockingham County.[4] | |||
| 2005–2013 Part of Rockingham County.[5] | |||||||
| Bert Jones | Independent | January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | Switched parties. Retired. | ||||
| Republican | 2013–2019 All of Caswell County. Part of Rockingham County.[6] | ||||||
| align=left | Jerry Carter | Republican | nowrap | January 1, 2019 – August 3, 2021 | Died. | 2019–2023 Part of Rockingham County.[7] [8] | |
| Vacant | nowrap | August 3, 2021 – August 11, 2021 | |||||
| Reece Pyrtle | Republican | August 11, 2021 – Present | Appointed to finish Carter's term. | ||||
| 2023–Present All of Rockingham County.[9] | |||||||